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4284
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25

Zvika Abramsky publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zvika Abramsky sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 118 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Zvika Abramsky D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zvika Abramsky sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zvika Abramsky is affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. Their research spans several interconnected fields within agricultural and biological sciences as well as medicine. Their work focuses extensively on ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics, with additional emphases on insect science, epidemiology, and public health.

Their research topics include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Research on Leishmaniasis studies
  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Animal behavior and reproduction
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Recent publications by Abramsky demonstrate a focus on vector control, behavioral ecology, and neurobiological responses in animals, often relating to disease transmission and environmental impacts.

  • Systemic Control of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Sand-Fly Vectors: Fipronil-Treated Rodent Bait Is Effective in Reducing Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) Female Emergence Rate From Rodent Burrows, 2020, Journal of Medical Entomology
  • High Risk of Predation Suppresses Behavioural Differences Among Bold and Shy Social Prey Individuals, 2022, Behaviour
  • Sounds of Danger and Post-Traumatic Stress Responses in Wild Rodents: Ecological Validity of a Translational Model of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, 2023, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Cascading Effects of Sand Stabilization on Pathogen Communities: Connecting Global and Local Processes, 2021, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Fish Experienced with Predation Take Fewer Risks and Enhance Foraging Success of Naïve Conspecifics: A Benefit of Sociality, 2025, Behavioral Ecology

Their work has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Behaviour
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Behavioral Ecology

Collaborations with several researchers indicate a networked approach to their studies. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Burt P. Kotler
  • Jesse Balaban-Feld
  • Sundararaj Vijayan
  • Ido Tsurim
  • Gideon Wasserberg

The integration of ecological and behavioral studies with medical and environmental health perspectives characterizes Abramsky's scientific contributions. The focus on vector biology, animal behavior under predation risk, and the ecological context of disease vector control reflects an interdisciplinary approach within their main fields of study.

Best Publications

  • How are diversity and productivity related

    M. L. Rosenzweig;Z. Abramsky

  • Tragedy of the commons as a result of root competition

    Mordechai Gersani;Joel s. Brown;Erin E. O'Brien;Godfrey M. Maina

  • Interference competition and temporal and habitat partitioning in two gerbil species

    Yaron Ziv;Zvika Abramsky;Burt P. Kotler;Aziz Subach

  • Tilman's predicted productivity–diversity relationship shown by desert rodents

    Z. Abramsky;Z. Abramsky;M. L. Rosenzweig

  • Habitat Selection: An Experimental Field Test with Two Gerbil Species

    Z. Abramsky;M. L. Rosenzweig;B. Pinshow;Joel S. Brown

  • The effect of barn owls (Tyto alba) on the activity and microhabitat selection of Gerbillus allenbyi and G. pyramidum.

    Z. Abramsky;E. Strauss;A. Subach;A. Riechman

  • Experiments on seed predation by rodents and ants in the Israeli desert.

    Zvika Abramsky

  • The Effect of Competition on Foraging Activity in Desert Rodents: Theory and Experiments

    William A. Mitchell;Zvika Abramsky;Burt P. Kotler;Berry Pinshow

  • Centrifugal community organization

    Michael L. Rosenzweig;Zvika Abramsky

  • THE COSTS OF APPREHENSIVE FORAGING

    Zvika Abramsky;Michael L. Rosenzweig;Aziz Subach

  • Competition among Small Mammals in Experimentally Perturbed Areas of the Shortgrass Prairie

    Z. Abramsky;M. I. Dyer;P. D. Harrison

  • Density-dependent habitat selection in plants

    Gersani Mordechai;Zvika Abramsky;Omer Falik

  • Detecting Density-Dependent Habitat Selection

    Michael L. Rosenzweig;Zvika Abramsky

  • Ecological Trap for Desert Lizards Caused by Anthropogenic Changes in Habitat Structure that Favor Predator Activity

    Dror Hawlena;David Saltz;Zvika Abramsky;Amos Bouskila

  • The Shape of a Gerbil Isocline Measured Using Principles of Optimal Habitat Selection

    Z. Abramsky;M. L. Rosenzweig;B. Pinshow

  • Diet of gerbilline rodents in the Israeli desert

    Y Bar;Z Abramsky;Y Gutterman

  • Habitat selection in two species of short-horned grasshoppers

    R. V. Anderson;C. R. Tracy;Z. Abramsky

  • Blue tail and striped body: why do lizards change their infant costume when growing up?

    Dror Hawlena;Dror Hawlena;Rami Boochnik;Zvika Abramsky;Amos Bouskila

  • Two gerbils of the Negev: A long-term investigation of optimal habitat selection and its consequences

    Michael L. Rosenzweig;Zvika Abramsky

  • Geographical ecology of gerbilline rodents in sand dune habitats of Israel

    Zvika Abramsky;Sol Brand;Michael Rosenzweig

  • Age-biased parasitism and density-dependent distribution of fleas (Siphonaptera) on a desert rodent.

    H. Hawlena;Z. Abramsky;B. R. Krasnov

Frequent Co-Authors

Burt P. Kotler
Burt P. Kotler Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Michael L. Rosenzweig
Michael L. Rosenzweig University of Arizona
Boris R. Krasnov
Boris R. Krasnov Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Berry Pinshow
Berry Pinshow Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ofer Ovadia
Ofer Ovadia Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Joel S. Brown
Joel S. Brown University of Illinois at Chicago
Irina S. Khokhlova
Irina S. Khokhlova Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
David Saltz
David Saltz Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Alon Warburg
Alon Warburg Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Inon Scharf
Inon Scharf Tel Aviv University

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